Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Granite 4.0 H Small
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.0 H Small in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.6 to 44.0.
- Granite 4.0 H Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Granite 4.0 H Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 40.8 | 35.9 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Grok 4.1: 33.4 (#246), Granite 4.0 H Small: 35.8 (#207)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1247 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 33.8 (#47), Granite 4.0 H Small: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 28.3 (#91), Granite 4.0 H Small: 23.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1436 | 1240 |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 36.2 (#124), Granite 4.0 H Small: 29.3 (#219)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1251 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.6% |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#129), Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.5 (#210)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1244 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 56.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 38.3% |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 53.6 (#64), Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.7 (#223)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1464 | 1250 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1198 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1258 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | — |
| LMArena German | 1447 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1396 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 74.0 (#106), Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.9 (#178)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1221 |
| IFEval | — | 89% |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#96), Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.6 (#209)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1240 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 62.6 (#71), Granite 4.0 H Small: 44.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1241 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1210 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1438 | 1243 |
| WildBench | — | 73.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Granite 4.0 H Small?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Granite 4.0 H Small better for coding?
Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.8 versus 33.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Granite 4.0 H Small share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 H Small has 19.